© Daniel Müller/Luis Reyes

In Cooperation with Berlinische Galerie

Sa 27.6. – Su 28.6.  11am – 4pm – Workshop
Fr. 03.07. 3 pm – Presentation at the Berlinischen Galerie

How does one “hear” images? How can a space be translated, a color given a voice, or a surface and mood transformed into sound? What memories, atmospheres, and inner images arise when viewing a work of art, and how can these be made audible?

This two-day workshop invites participants to explore the collection of the Berlinische Gallery from an auditory perspective. Together with artists Bea Targosz, Laura Mello, Özcan Ertek, and Andrei Cucu, participants will develop experimental sound compositions that reinterpret and expand selected artworks and exhibition spaces. The workshop focuses on the connection between perception, space, and sound. Participants engage in attentive and focused listening, gather acoustic impressions within the exhibition, and explore how visual experiences can be translated into auditory narratives. Starting from individual works or spatial situations, concepts for short site-specific audio pieces are developed, working with recorded sounds, speech, sound fragments, and atmospheres. A project within the framework of the Voluntary Social Year Culture (FSJ Kultur) 2025/26, conceived and created by Greta Wehking.

Workshop Day 1 The first day of the workshop is dedicated to sensitizing acoustic perception and sound-based research. Through listening exercises, group reflections, and experimental recordings, participants develop initial ideas and gather material inside and outside the exhibition spaces.

Workshop Day 2 The second part focuses on artistic implementation: the recorded sounds are cut, edited, and arranged. Using simple techniques of audio editing and compositional impulses, poetic, atmospheric, or narrative sound works emerge that open up new access points to the artworks.

Closing Presentation At the conclusion, on July 3rd, 2026, from 3:00 PM onwards, the created works will be presented during a joint guided tour of the collection. The audio pieces are intended to remain permanently accessible to visitors, offering an additional sensory layer to the encounter with the works.

Requirements The workshop understands itself as an open platform for experimental work and is aimed at people interested in sound, art, perception, and interdisciplinary approaches. Participants must bring their own laptop, headphones, and have basic experience with audio editing in a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).

Workshop facilitators: Laura Mello, Bea Targosz, Özcan Ertek, Andrei Cucu
Fee: 5 € Click here to register.

Ein Projekt im Rahmen des Freiwilligen Sozialen Jahres Kultur 2025/26, Idee und Konzept von Greta Wehking.